New technologies are increasingly penetrating the machinery and automation industry, putting to use applications from other high-tech fields in new, innovative systems in the machinery sector, i.e. Ethernet communication between various machinery and components.
The fast paced introduction of high-tech in machinery is accompanied by a constant introduction of new regulations or amendments to old ones, to ensure new the technologies continue to provide adequate safety and quality of use. New directives and regulations result in new testing and certification demands for machinery.
Competitiveness on both internal and external markets now highly depends on the ability to incorporate national and international requirements as early as the product development phase. Machinery created with an eye on the existing and upcoming regulations will not only be cost efficient in obtaining the necessary approvals and accreditations but will ensure the safety of its operators, the processes it is used in and the environment.
